It was in the early Spring of 2007 that my husband Mike and I began to notice an unusual amount of bee activity in our backyard. We watched more closely and saw that bees were coming in and out of a plaster of paris container that we were using as a plant stand. The bees found a small opening (and that's all it takes) which gave them access to the round, dark, empty interior - a perfect place for building a small hive. I had some reservations about keeping bees and what that would involve because I was afraid of getting stung but quickly got used to them being a part of our lives. As Mike said, "It's as if they adopted us, saying 'oh, this is a good place to hang out, let's live here.'" And that was the beginning!
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